The Brag

When I speak to Joel Rapaport, co-label manager of Sydney-based hip hop collective Big Village, he’s taking a break from shooting a video for local drum’n’bass/electronica outfit Svelt, which features his vocals – and livestock. “We did a whole day of shooting yesterday and the memory card fucked up, so we lost a whole day’s worth of footage. The footage involved chickens, live chickens, and we have to do the whole thing again on Sunday… Just part of this business,” he sighs.

Posted: December 17th, 2012 under Brag 493, Music, Music - Interview, Uncategorized.
Tags: and DJs Klue, Big Village Records Xmas Block Party, Big Village Xmas Party, Daily Meds, GoodGod Small Club, Joel Rapaport, Loose Change (Ellesquire + Rapaport), Marissa Demetriou, Mute & Kit Complete, Roleo & Migz, Suburban Dark, Tenth Dan & Grub, True Vibenation

DAILY MEDS Happy Daze Big Village Records **** Ever since they exploded onto the Sydney hip hop scene in 2009, Daily Meds’ energetic, frenzied performances have seen their faithful fanbase of ‘Med Heads’ grow larger with every live show – and it’s fair to say that the release of this full-length album is only going [...]

Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 461 (May 7), Music, Uncategorized.
Tags: Album Review, Big Village Records, Daily Meds, Happy Daze, Marissa Demetriou, Music

To launch their Big Things Volume One compilation, the Big Village crew don’t throw just any kind of party. Hosted by Thundamental’s Jeswon, they throw the kind of party that puts Tone’s dancefloor through its paces and has everyone in the room moving to some of the finest hip hop talent in Sydney at the [...]

Posted: July 11th, 2011 under Brag 419 (July 4), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Big Village Presents, Daily Meds, DJ Migz, Ellesquire, Loose Change, Marissa Demetriou, Tone, True Vibenation, Tuka